'Wired microbes' to generate electricity from sewage
Interdisciplinary team creates 'microbial battery' driven by naturally occurring bacteria that evolved to produce electricity as they digest organic material
19-Sep-2013 -
Engineers at Stanford University have devised a new way to generate electricity from sewage using naturally-occurring "wired microbes" as mini power plants, producing electricity as they digest plant and animal waste.
In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
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